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Attractions in Ballydesmond

Killarney National Park and more within reach of Ballydesmond

Nothing on our list is in Ballydesmond or within 5 km of its edge. The nearest big name is Killarney National Park, 26 km off. Look within 40 km and there are 12, among them 6 castles and a national park.

For a day out
12
within 40 km
The best known
26 km
Killarney National Park
The map

Around Ballydesmond, mapped

The map numbers 6 places, in the order of the tiles below.

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Ballydesmond is the orange dot; the numbers match the places below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · CSO 2022 outline

By kind

Kind by kind

There are more castles or historic places (8) than anything else, then national parks, landscapes or islands (2).

Museums & galleries 1 museum0 in town · 1 nearby
Castles & historic places 6 castles · 1 cathedral · 1 abbey or priory0 in town · 8 nearby
Nature & islands 1 national park · 1 natural landscape0 in town · 2 nearby
Other attractions 1 attraction0 in town · 1 nearby

Green: inside Ballydesmond. Grey: the rest, within 40 km.

2 places are cared for: 1 by the National Parks and Wildlife Service and 1 by the Office of Public Works (Killarney National Park and Listowel Castle).

Every place

All the places to visit

Nothing is inside Ballydesmond itself; these 12 are within 40 km.

Ross Castle

Castle · 26 km southwest

15th century castle in Ireland.

Guided tours, cycling and angling · Open Mar–Oct: Every day 09:30–17:00
About Ross Castle →

What is in or close to Ballydesmond comes first, then the best known within 40 km, close and well known first. Churches, protected structures and monuments belong to the History page, not here.

Monuments and historic buildings in Ballydesmond → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Ballydesmond →

A day out

Days out from Ballydesmond

For a day out, 12 places within 40 km fit; the best known are here.

National park1National park · National Parks and Wildlife ServiceKillarney National Park26 km southwest2CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral Killarney24 km southwest3CastleRoss Castle26 km southwest4MuseumMuckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms26 km southwest5Abbey or prioryMuckross Friary25 km southwest6Castle · Office of Public WorksListowel Castle34 km northwestCastleDrishane Castle17 km southeastNatural landscapeNatural landscapeCrag Cave16 km northwestCastleParkavonear Castle25 km southwestCastleBallymalis Castle33 km westAttractionLadies View34 km southwestCastleKilbolane Castle32 km northeast

The best known within 40 km, the closest and best known first.

The nearest town with more to see: Castleisland →

Visiting Ballydesmond: the answers

Does Ballydesmond have a museum?

No museum or gallery is mapped in or within 5 km of Ballydesmond.

Is there a Heritage Ireland (OPW) or national park property near Ballydesmond?

None within 5 km. The nearest well-known one on our list is Killarney National Park (National Parks and Wildlife Service), 26 km southwest.

What are the best-known days out near Ballydesmond?

Within 40 km: Killarney National Park (26 km), St Mary's Cathedral Killarney (24 km), Ross Castle (26 km), Muckross House, Gardens & Traditional Farms (26 km).

How is this list made?

From Fáilte Ireland’s open data on attractions (museums, castles, historic houses, abbeys, gardens, national parks, landscapes, islands, zoos and visitor farms: restaurants, pubs, shops and tour operators are left out), OpenStreetMap (places open to visitors; a ruined castle on farmland needs a sign it can be visited) and Wikidata (what each place is, who looks after it, its Wikipedia articles), merged into one list and placed in the town’s CSO 2022 outline or within 5 km of its edge.

Places to visit: Fáilte Ireland open data (CC BY 4.0), © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in each town’s CSO 2022 outline. Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).